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who had nothing to do with benghazi to tell us about benghazi? that's kind of odd. the president said, why pick on her? she didn't know anything about benghazi. she was the most politically compliant person they could find. i don't know what she knew, but i know the story she told was misleading. i don't know why it was misleading. but let me put this in context. would this white house mislead the american people about national security events? i think they might, simply because when the bin laden raid occurred, they leaked every detail about the raid. we have a pakistani doctor in custody because he told about the role he played. the underwear bomber case where we stopped a plot in yemen came out in "the new york times." they told us about how this administration stopped the role of cyber attacks on iranian nuclear program. in three weeks we heard a lot of detailed about classified information to make this president look good. so if they would leak classified information to make him look good, would they withhold information to prevent him from
who had nothing to do with benghazi to tell us about benghazi? that's kind of odd. the president said, why pick on her? she didn't know anything about benghazi. she was the most politically compliant person they could find. i don't know what she knew, but i know the story she told was misleading. i don't know why it was misleading. but let me put this in context. would this white house mislead the american people about national security events? i think they might, simply because when the bin...
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the democratic debate won, joe biden, out, the benghazi hearing, over. the ten days that may have vaulted hillary clinton to the democratic nomination. >> it's been quite a week, hasn't it? >>> and joining me for insight and analysis this sunday morning are cnbc's john harwood, pulitzer prize winning historian doris kearns goodwin, the "washington post's" jennifer rubin, and stephen henderson of the "detroit free press." >>> welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. we've just come through perhaps the most significant ten days in the 2016 campaign to date. on the democratic side, hillary clinton re-established herself as the clear front run. she won last week's democratic debate. two of her lesser opponents, jim webb and lincoln chafee dropped out of the race. joe biden decided he had no path to victory. on top of that, clinton was almost universally seen as having survived and some even thought she might have thrived at that house benghazi hearing. on the
the democratic debate won, joe biden, out, the benghazi hearing, over. the ten days that may have vaulted hillary clinton to the democratic nomination. >> it's been quite a week, hasn't it? >>> and joining me for insight and analysis this sunday morning are cnbc's john harwood, pulitzer prize winning historian doris kearns goodwin, the "washington post's" jennifer rubin, and stephen henderson of the "detroit free press." >>> welcome to sunday, it's...
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benghazi or responding to the benghazi attack? >> we acknowledge what happened in benghazi was a tragedy. the independent board led by it would have our leading nonpartisan figures, ambassador pickering and admiral mullen and they said there are a lot of steps to make sure this never happens again. we're going to take those steps. those the political hiccups. here's the evidence that proves the republicans, playing politics with this. they received these e-mails months ago, didn't say a word about it, didn't complain, confirmed with the cia director o is the context of which were provided right after that. and then last week a republican source provided to john carl of abc news a doctored version of the white house e-mail that started this entire fury. you know they're getting desperate here. >> you have the president who claims that he called it was it was at the time. an act of terror. a term we don't have the to debate. at the same time, the administration in terms of publicly of an interview he gave to cbs, in addition to what
benghazi or responding to the benghazi attack? >> we acknowledge what happened in benghazi was a tragedy. the independent board led by it would have our leading nonpartisan figures, ambassador pickering and admiral mullen and they said there are a lot of steps to make sure this never happens again. we're going to take those steps. those the political hiccups. here's the evidence that proves the republicans, playing politics with this. they received these e-mails months ago, didn't say a...
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benghazi. did the white house play with politics with terrorism? or is this a revved up attack machine against the president and hillary clinton? this week, a career diplomat challenges the official line on benghazi in riveting detail. >> i received a call from the prime minister of libya. i think it was the saddest phone call i've ever had in my life. he told me that ambassador stevens had passed away. >> and house republicans aren't about to stop asking questions. is the administration holding back? >> the white house has done everything possible to block access to the information that would outline the truth. >> this morning, my exclusive interview with the republican leading the charge, chairman of the house oversight committee, congressman darrell issa of california. then the man who insists that charges of a cover-up are pure fiction. former ambassador thomas pickering who led the independent investigation into the benghazi attack. he joins me. plus, response from democratic senator and c
benghazi. did the white house play with politics with terrorism? or is this a revved up attack machine against the president and hillary clinton? this week, a career diplomat challenges the official line on benghazi in riveting detail. >> i received a call from the prime minister of libya. i think it was the saddest phone call i've ever had in my life. he told me that ambassador stevens had passed away. >> and house republicans aren't about to stop asking questions. is the...
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>> the night of the attack in benghazi. and admiral mullen and i and all the other members of the board concluded, after the testimony in which we interviewed many people, that there was no way that any military activity could have been put in place to deal with that will particular question. >> chairman of the joint chiefs and others have said nobody could have gotten there in time. >> dempsey said so, admiral mullen said so. >> there was no contingency planning of a chaotic situation in north africa. >> there was planning and that contingency planning helped. it involved the annex coming to help the people who were under attack at the mission. and it was fairly clear that that particular set of activities helped a great deal. we may have had more people killed if that hadn't happened. we've been told that the only witnesses that are of any value are people in tripoli. we interviewed everybody still alive on the ground who was at the u.s. mission that night. >> and that -- ambassador, that's an important point. we've been
>> the night of the attack in benghazi. and admiral mullen and i and all the other members of the board concluded, after the testimony in which we interviewed many people, that there was no way that any military activity could have been put in place to deal with that will particular question. >> chairman of the joint chiefs and others have said nobody could have gotten there in time. >> dempsey said so, admiral mullen said so. >> there was no contingency planning of a...
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together benghazi attack? >> we acknowledge what happened in benghazi was a tragedy. the independent board led by it would have our leading nonpartisan figures, ambassador pickering and admiral mullen and they said there are a lot of steps to make sure this never happens again. here's the evidence that proves the republicans, playing politics with this. they received these e-mails months ago, didn't say a word about it, didn't complain, confirmed with the cia director right after that. and then last week a republican source provided to john carl of abc news a doctored version of an e-mail. y you know they're getting desperate here. >> you have the president who claimed it was called an actor terror and the administration in terms of publicly of an interview he gave to cbs, in addition to what is going behind the scenes is doing his level best to take out reference to a particular terror group involved, to evidence of prior warnings of our security. there was an effort to either downplay this, critics would say
together benghazi attack? >> we acknowledge what happened in benghazi was a tragedy. the independent board led by it would have our leading nonpartisan figures, ambassador pickering and admiral mullen and they said there are a lot of steps to make sure this never happens again. here's the evidence that proves the republicans, playing politics with this. they received these e-mails months ago, didn't say a word about it, didn't complain, confirmed with the cia director right after that....
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also, showdown over benghazi. hillary clinton prepares to testify befor??p benghazi committee. but has the committee been discredited even before the hearing starts. >>> plus, did donald trump just blue jay george w. bush for 9/11? >> blame him or don't blame him but:mx he was president. >> or is jeb bush desperately looking to pick a fight with trump? >>> finally, the bernie sanders impersonation we've all been waiting for. >> hello, hello, hello, enough with the hellos, let's do this. >>> joining me to provide insight and analysis are the nation"national journal's" ron fournier, nbc mitchell of nbc news, amy walter of the cook political report and republican strategist alex castellanos. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good sunday morning. if you get the feeling that there's a new sense of urgency in this presidential campaign, well, you're right. on the democratic side, hillary clinton's strong performance in the las vegas debate on tuesday has led to calls for the vice president to say thumbs up or thumbs down now. on the republican side, rand paul and chris ch
also, showdown over benghazi. hillary clinton prepares to testify befor??p benghazi committee. but has the committee been discredited even before the hearing starts. >>> plus, did donald trump just blue jay george w. bush for 9/11? >> blame him or don't blame him but:mx he was president. >> or is jeb bush desperately looking to pick a fight with trump? >>> finally, the bernie sanders impersonation we've all been waiting for. >> hello, hello, hello, enough...
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first the developments in the benghazi story. joining me here in washington on our set is nbc chief news foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. and from vermont, "new york times" cairo bureau chief. david, thank you for being here. it changes the narrative, it changes the report on benghazi, and let me lay out the context of what you conclude. months of investigation, you write, by the "new york times" centered on extensive interviews with libyans in benghazi who had direct knowledge of the attack there and its context, turned up no evidence that al qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault. the attack was led instead by fighters who had benefited directly from nato's air power and logistics support during the uprising against colonel ka gaud i. and contrary to claims by some members of congress, it was fueled by islam. two key points. how do you know it wasn't al qaeda? >> well, i don't think i'm out on a limb there. i think honestly if you asked anybody in the u.s. intelligence business,
first the developments in the benghazi story. joining me here in washington on our set is nbc chief news foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. and from vermont, "new york times" cairo bureau chief. david, thank you for being here. it changes the narrative, it changes the report on benghazi, and let me lay out the context of what you conclude. months of investigation, you write, by the "new york times" centered on extensive interviews with libyans in benghazi who had...
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we talk about benghazi. the senate committee's report this week about benghazi, that the attack could have been prevented very singular in its criticism of the state department not providing adequate security, and then republicans saying, look, this all goes back to hillary clinton. there was marco rubio who may be a candidate in 2016 amplifying that point. >> she has ultimately responsibility, secretary clinton did at the time, for the security of our personnel. no one has been held accountable to date. certainly none of the decisionmakers have. as she herself says the buck stops at the starts. >> nia you start. >> you have this report that comes out that mentions her once. in some ways it didn't sort of corroborate the main charge that republicans have been making which is that there was a cover-up. i think the discussion of benghazi and we heard it in 2012, as well, is so far it's been sort of a boutique issue among republicans. it hasn't yet been i think embraced in the same way by the general public. i
we talk about benghazi. the senate committee's report this week about benghazi, that the attack could have been prevented very singular in its criticism of the state department not providing adequate security, and then republicans saying, look, this all goes back to hillary clinton. there was marco rubio who may be a candidate in 2016 amplifying that point. >> she has ultimately responsibility, secretary clinton did at the time, for the security of our personnel. no one has been held...
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>> i think there were cables before the benghazi attack that suggest the people in tripoli and in benghazi knew they were going to be facing a potential atags. steve hayes' reporting over the weekend shows the cia was aware during the attack happening, se certainly before susan rice went on the sunday talk shows, that these were al qaeda affiliated attacks. then after the attacks the president said he issued a directive and there was no follow up on the directive. he didn't go to the white house security room. he didn't follow up to see if that directive had been pursued. >> jane harman and mayor giuliani, as we look at all of this, whether it's jihadist elements operating in syria, whether we look at now this widening plot out of the boston bombings, they wanted to attack reportedly on july fourth, there are others involved, friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev, involved in some level of clearing out some of the materials from his room, what does this tell us about what we're up against here in simply the boston plot? and this question of are we any safer, jane? >> the answer to that question is
>> i think there were cables before the benghazi attack that suggest the people in tripoli and in benghazi knew they were going to be facing a potential atags. steve hayes' reporting over the weekend shows the cia was aware during the attack happening, se certainly before susan rice went on the sunday talk shows, that these were al qaeda affiliated attacks. then after the attacks the president said he issued a directive and there was no follow up on the directive. he didn't go to the...
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from benghazi, the civil war in syria, uprisings in egypt. and three failed mideast peace process attempts. but the president's decision to send 300 military advisers to iraq is part of what some have called his new light footprint strategy. what is it? it's a counterterrorism strategy that's similar to the one the u.s. has been implementing against al qaeda in yemen. it's a strategy that means fewer troops on the ground and more drones in the air. he outlined this new strategy at a commencement speech at west point in may. >> we have to develop a strategy that matches this threat. one that expands our reach without sending forces that stretch our military too thin. or stir up local resentments. >> the increase in stability in the middle east can be traced to the iraq war and the arab spring, which some critics believe this administration is mismanaged. >> this arab spring this administration has put into effect, which really, whether by intention or neglect has brought chaos through this entire region. >> and proving nothing is black and whi
from benghazi, the civil war in syria, uprisings in egypt. and three failed mideast peace process attempts. but the president's decision to send 300 military advisers to iraq is part of what some have called his new light footprint strategy. what is it? it's a counterterrorism strategy that's similar to the one the u.s. has been implementing against al qaeda in yemen. it's a strategy that means fewer troops on the ground and more drones in the air. he outlined this new strategy at a...
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they've talked plenty about what happened in benghazi. the fact -- >> it doesn't mean she swept it under the rug. they may be dissatisfied -- >> when senator johnson tried to ask her questions about benghazi and her response was what difference does it make, i assure you it will be an issue if she decides to run. my issue though given the month she just had, i doubt whether or not she will run for president in 2016. i know a lot of people around her want her to run, and i think that they're purposely creating this environment around here which is causing us to talk about her today. >> is she the candidate that you as the head of the republican party most fear? >> no. actually i don't fear -- i think hillary is a known product. actually i think it's sometimes worse running against a blank slate. hillary has decades of history for us to explore. you know, her role in hillary care when she was first lady. her senate experience where there's nothing significant to point to. and her secretary of state experience which is not just not significa
they've talked plenty about what happened in benghazi. the fact -- >> it doesn't mean she swept it under the rug. they may be dissatisfied -- >> when senator johnson tried to ask her questions about benghazi and her response was what difference does it make, i assure you it will be an issue if she decides to run. my issue though given the month she just had, i doubt whether or not she will run for president in 2016. i know a lot of people around her want her to run, and i think that...
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he was the point person in benghazi during the war. he had way too much confidence in the locals and did not -- he heed the warnings of that i ever own intelligence people. so the breakdown in communications between state and cia is a profound mistake. it does i think critics will say it goes to hillary clinton's newship of the state department. >> the republicans are going to want a definitive accounting. >> i think any republican strategy which tries to nibble at hillary clinton is hopeless. she has been in lick life for 40 years. she was a mcgovern field person in 1972. i mean, the idea that suddenly we're going to learn something new about hillary clinton. >> nixon impeachment committee staff. >> she's a lot like nixon in her capacity to survive forever. so she's a fact. if she gets beaten, she's going to get beaten because obamacare keeps decaying, because we're losing the war in afghanistan and iraq, she's going to get beaten because there are big decisions and she's caught between loyalty to a president whose base is still loyal
he was the point person in benghazi during the war. he had way too much confidence in the locals and did not -- he heed the warnings of that i ever own intelligence people. so the breakdown in communications between state and cia is a profound mistake. it does i think critics will say it goes to hillary clinton's newship of the state department. >> the republicans are going to want a definitive accounting. >> i think any republican strategy which tries to nibble at hillary clinton...
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no other committee interviewed all of the witnesses that were on the ground in benghazi. so we have been asked to write the final definitive accounting. it may or may not corroborate what other committees have done, but frankly corroborating other people's work is not too much to ask when you have four murdered americans. so i'm not on a hunt to necessarily debunk or correct what other people have done. even if you corroborated it it is worth your time. >> are you going to be done with this by the end of this calendar year rather than get into '16 and become a player in the presidential race? >> lord i hope so. i would like to be through as quickly as possible. but keep in mind, when you are never told that the secretary of state kept her records, when you're never told that she didn't have a state.gov e-mail account, it does tend to draw things out. so as soon as the witnesses are available to us and the documents, we're going to go ahead and conclude our report. i have no interest zero interest in you and i having this conversation in 2016. but i don't get to fully deci
no other committee interviewed all of the witnesses that were on the ground in benghazi. so we have been asked to write the final definitive accounting. it may or may not corroborate what other committees have done, but frankly corroborating other people's work is not too much to ask when you have four murdered americans. so i'm not on a hunt to necessarily debunk or correct what other people have done. even if you corroborated it it is worth your time. >> are you going to be done with...
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>> i think boko haram will come back and bite her much more than benghazi. she rejected naming them as a terrorist group and it's a trait of the state department that goes back, frankly, into the bush administration, and she did nothing to correct it, and this whole -- which is why, by the way, the cairo riots and 9 benghazi riots were wrong because the state department's first inclination is it can't be that they hate it. the secretary of defense talking about finding moderate taliban. >> west africa is going to continue to be an issue. >> hillary clinton is on it. she's taken full responsibility for benghazi. she appointed a review board. as for sunday's show, she said it's not the same thing as jury duty. some of us like being on your show, david, and take the red eye back to be on your show. >> thank you. >> i think this congressional committee will reveal what most of us know. >> what is america's responsibility in a place of chaos whether it's taliban -- excuse me, whether it's afghanistan post or withdrawal, whether it's libya post some kind of invasi
>> i think boko haram will come back and bite her much more than benghazi. she rejected naming them as a terrorist group and it's a trait of the state department that goes back, frankly, into the bush administration, and she did nothing to correct it, and this whole -- which is why, by the way, the cairo riots and 9 benghazi riots were wrong because the state department's first inclination is it can't be that they hate it. the secretary of defense talking about finding moderate taliban....
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you look at benghazi and what happened there. we had an attack on our embassy. we've seen really nothing other than cover-ups. we haven't seen anything from this administration really go after the people who were responsible or the network behind it. and there -- i'm sure if you're looking at it from a terrorist perspective, you say, well, here's an administration that's pulling back, that's tim duncan, and the opportunity to go after additional embassies. so this is to me a direct consequence from what we saw in benghazi and the general program that this administration has, which is not being aggressive in confronting -- >> the critics of the administration's drone program would say tim duncan in the face of terror. >> i was going to say even the president's critics inside the cia have been surprised at his drone policy, bp surprised that he's adopted a lot of dick cheney and george w. bush's approach in the war on terror. i will agree with rick on one point, and that is we do live in a post-benghazi world, especially when it comes to embassy protection. and th
you look at benghazi and what happened there. we had an attack on our embassy. we've seen really nothing other than cover-ups. we haven't seen anything from this administration really go after the people who were responsible or the network behind it. and there -- i'm sure if you're looking at it from a terrorist perspective, you say, well, here's an administration that's pulling back, that's tim duncan, and the opportunity to go after additional embassies. so this is to me a direct consequence...
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the president is not done with benghazi because here is why. he is demanded of us since that night to find out exactly what happened and then to make every reform needed to ensure it does not happen again. the president of the united states sends these diplomats our military overseas to these tough spots and not send them and have them be exposed and making certain that we are doing everything we can to ensure this doesn't happen again. >> the reality is the debt is a huge issue that the president faces. this is the fact about it. when he came into office, the debt was 10.6 trillion and now it's 16.5 trillion. we need to separate the debt from when we talk about the deficit automatic spending cuts happen in a couple of weeks. it was very interesting. speaker boehner said to a group of us before the president's state of the union address, the president simply doesn't have the guts to take on spending, doesn't have the courage to take on liberals in his own party. it's gotten that bad. >> you know, talk about what the president found when he came
the president is not done with benghazi because here is why. he is demanded of us since that night to find out exactly what happened and then to make every reform needed to ensure it does not happen again. the president of the united states sends these diplomats our military overseas to these tough spots and not send them and have them be exposed and making certain that we are doing everything we can to ensure this doesn't happen again. >> the reality is the debt is a huge issue that the...
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consulate in benghazi. we will get reaction this morning from capitol hill and the very latest reporting on this developing story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, who broke the story friday afternoon. >>> also, the president and republicans get set to negotiate new taxes and spending cuts. is a breakthrough possible? >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. it was debated over and over again. and on tuesday night, we found out the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. now, we want you to lead. >> where does it all go from here? we will ask democratic senator from new york, chuck schumer and republican senator from oklahoma, tom coburn. >>> also, we check in with cnbc's jim cramer to hear about the economic status should washington fail and avert fiscal disaster by the end of the year. >>> plus, what is the future of the gop after a stinging defeat f
consulate in benghazi. we will get reaction this morning from capitol hill and the very latest reporting on this developing story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, who broke the story friday afternoon. >>> also, the president and republicans get set to negotiate new taxes and spending cuts. is a breakthrough possible? >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. it was debated over and over again. and on tuesday night, we found out the majority...
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benghazi will be raised over and over again. she has to show real accomplishments, and that is completely up in the air. we see what john kerry is doing and what negotiations are in play in iran. >> so the politics of 2016 to the politics of the moment here in washington, a big one is health care. so the cbo, congressional budget office issues an report this week. all of a sudden you get the debate right back whether obamacare is a job killer. here are some of the headlines after that report from the hill. obamacare will cost 2.5 million workers by 2024. "the wall street journal" health law to cut into labor force, "new york times" health care law projected to cut the labor force that's not exactly what the cbo said. but strike the word cbo. these were congressional researchers who issued this report, e.j. you wrote about it strongly this week. >> this did not say obamacare is a job killer. on the contrary, when doug elmendorf of the cbo testified he said this probably net create jobs. just think about the money put in people's
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has good leads on who carried out the benghazi attacks. he also touts chuck hagel. as defense secretary. saying there's nothing disqualifying but saying he hasn't made a defense choice yet. he says failure to reach a fiscal deal would hurt the markets. and as we've been talking about, the president wants gun violence measures passed in 2013, something he said in the course of our interview. we'll take another break here. be back in just a moment. ] we'. we fall down. we gain weight. and we get back up. strength and determination are human too. so are dinner dates and birthday cake. introducing the new weight watchers 360 program. built for human nature so you can expect amazing. ♪ on top of the world right now ♪ join for free and expect amazing. because it works. every signature is unique, and every fingerprint unrepeatable. at sleep number, we've always recognized the incredible diversity of human beings, and know that up there with your social security number and your phone number is another important number. your sleep number. so we created the extraordinaril
has good leads on who carried out the benghazi attacks. he also touts chuck hagel. as defense secretary. saying there's nothing disqualifying but saying he hasn't made a defense choice yet. he says failure to reach a fiscal deal would hurt the markets. and as we've been talking about, the president wants gun violence measures passed in 2013, something he said in the course of our interview. we'll take another break here. be back in just a moment. ] we'. we fall down. we gain weight. and we get...
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>> no. >> you didn't have enough warning in benghazi? >> no, we did not. >> anything that could have been done better on the intelligence front, or is this what happens in a place like libya that right now is an unstable state? >> well, we've learned a lot from the benghazi incident. as the secretary said, we work -- the state department kind of surveying those parts of the world where there's a new norm, if you will, of instability. in terms of, you know, discussing the intelligence apparatus, it's pretty easy to talk about the intelligence failures. we don't talk much about them many times, and we have intelligence and we're able to stop or prevent or disrupt an attack. so of course we should continue to learn from these events. >> is turkey a success? the stopping of, you know, it was stopped at the perimeters. should we see that as a success? >> i think the fact that that was at the perimeter, the fact that he got nowhere close to where the embassy was, i think that was a good security in terms of preventing it. the fact that we, you
>> no. >> you didn't have enough warning in benghazi? >> no, we did not. >> anything that could have been done better on the intelligence front, or is this what happens in a place like libya that right now is an unstable state? >> well, we've learned a lot from the benghazi incident. as the secretary said, we work -- the state department kind of surveying those parts of the world where there's a new norm, if you will, of instability. in terms of, you know,...
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one of the big stories we'll be following is the fact that benghazi is back as a huge political issue. congressman jason chaffetz, you're on the house oversight committee. you're a big critic of the president on the issue. here is what you and others on the right called a smoking gun maim that was released by the white house. ben rhodes, who is an adviser to the president. we'll put it up on the screen. these were talking points about susan rice's appearance on the sunday programs after the attack and the goal to underscore that these protests are rooted in an internet video and not a broader failure of policy. what have we suddenly learned, do you believe, and what is it helping us get to the bottom of? >> well, we want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth and the white house has long denieded at the personal involvement and manipulation of the talking points. we have the cia, the military, you have the state department themselves that said that it was not a video. it was -- >> they did say it was a spontaneous event and it was a logical conclusion to go to the video
one of the big stories we'll be following is the fact that benghazi is back as a huge political issue. congressman jason chaffetz, you're on the house oversight committee. you're a big critic of the president on the issue. here is what you and others on the right called a smoking gun maim that was released by the white house. ben rhodes, who is an adviser to the president. we'll put it up on the screen. these were talking points about susan rice's appearance on the sunday programs after the...
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i really screwed up on benghazi today. please. i wasn't born yesterday. i was born 67 years ago and i have been planning on being president ever since. there will be no mistakes in my rise to the top, if i decide to run. who knows. who knows. >> amy, no benefit of the doubt. that's the issue here. clinton people have been screaming at me going, you guys are going right to the assumption here that this was about her hiding something. but it does feel as if she doesn't trust the press, she didn't trust government disclosure and that's why she did it. >> the skepticism is the same we see for jeb bush. look, i'm already there. there is the problem right there. and that is going to be the issue that is going to dog both of them. i do agree with kathleen. i think that for jeb, he at least has the opportunity to put out a different image. hers is already baked in the cake. >> that's interesting. before we go. another anniversary this week, 150th of president lincoln's second inaugural. i ended up with the toughest speaking assignment of my life. i had to follow
i really screwed up on benghazi today. please. i wasn't born yesterday. i was born 67 years ago and i have been planning on being president ever since. there will be no mistakes in my rise to the top, if i decide to run. who knows. who knows. >> amy, no benefit of the doubt. that's the issue here. clinton people have been screaming at me going, you guys are going right to the assumption here that this was about her hiding something. but it does feel as if she doesn't trust the press, she...
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>> absolutely. >> what about the broader point here, security is so bad in benghazi, that the fbi can't even go in and investigate. what about the fact that there are talk of military options to find ambassador steven's killers? what is america doing to work its will to change the trajectory in libya? >> well obviously i'm not going to speak for the fbi. but i think the key thing here, we live in a dangerous world with threats out there. and we're going to make sure that the appropriate steps are taken to enhance security, make sure our personnel and ambassadors are secure. >> is there a military option for the united states to lead the way in libya, to track down his killers? >> i'm not going to speak to that but the president was very clear the day after this event, this tragedy, that we are going to make sure that these killers are brought to justice. >> was it inappropriate for him to go to a fundraiser the day after this attack, in retrospect knowing it was a terrorist attack? inappropriate for him to engage in politics as usual? >> no, the president obviously is 24/7 engaged in th
>> absolutely. >> what about the broader point here, security is so bad in benghazi, that the fbi can't even go in and investigate. what about the fact that there are talk of military options to find ambassador steven's killers? what is america doing to work its will to change the trajectory in libya? >> well obviously i'm not going to speak for the fbi. but i think the key thing here, we live in a dangerous world with threats out there. and we're going to make sure that the...